CN102406281B - Method for custom fitting athletic shoes to individual wearer - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for custom fitting athletic shoes to an individual wearer includes a foot measurement device, an adjustable footform and an infrared activation chamber. Shoes of a single width for each length size have at least a portion of the upper made of heat malleable material to be custom fitted for width. Foot measurement data is used to calculate length size, width size and a number of custom adjustment factors. After the length size is calculated, the appropriately sized shoe and last are assembled together and subject to infrared radiation until the heat malleable material becomes plastic. Adjustments are then made to the last in accordance with the adjustment factors to provide custom width sizing. After further heat treatment to set the shoe upper and cooling, the shoe is complete. In this manner, if used in a retail setting, shoes are custom fitted to the wearer in a matter of minutes.

Description

Method for wearer's custom fitting shoes

The application is that international filing date is on 08 09th, 2006, priority date is on 08 12nd, 2005 the earliest, national applications number is 200680038208.6, and what denomination of invention was the application for a patent for invention of " with the custom fitting system of adjustable last and for customizing the method for suitable sport footwear " divides an application.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the system and method for the sport footwear of a kind of wearer's of being used to custom fitting (custom fitting), it makes foot sizing be associated with the desired location (fitting) on adjustable last by measuring foot, the suitable footwear of size with heating ductile activate district (heat malleable activation zones) are loaded on adjustable shoe tree, and when regulating shoe tree, footwear are heat-treated, to be the footwear (customize the fit of the shoe) of wearer's custom fitting.

Background technology

Sport footwear manufacturing industry is always in the method for Improvement sport footwear adaptation be the method for the sport footwear of individual wearer foot-measuring custom fitting.For the most ancient mode of individual wearer amount foot custom made footwear (customize fitting shoe) is to make footwear according to special one or two people's pin customized shoe-last.This is the same with customized or reservation clothes, and it is expensive, and manufacture process expends time in a lot.People once made a large amount of trials, foot-measuring customization is brought into the batch production market of shoe industry.

In the past the obstacle of the foot-measuring customization of the footwear of batch production be major effect adaptive (fit) parts, the shoe tree shape of formed shoe remains unchanged always in the above.Conventionally, manufacture shoe tree or mould (form) and will consider following foot sizing: foot overall length, foot width, the first toes height, instep profile and at least six enclose the size of long (six girth).Practice is to utilize extensive crowd's foot sizing to determine average foot feature statistically and the shoe tree of moulding for producing in batches.This can make most people flock mating suitable in theory.Conventionally according to wearer's foot overall length with to foot width or enclose progress row accommodation and determine size.Most of footwear manufacturer only provides the footwear of limited length-width combination for consumer.

Manufacturing expense is expensive and need retail inventory to hinder batch production business and retailer that the size of the footwear of the length-width combination in all scopes is provided.For article of footwear, because the combination of every kind of length-width needs uniquely and according to the strict shoe tree of moulding in proportion of specific length-width combination conventionally, from economic angle, often also force manufacturer and retailer that the limited scope of length-width combination is provided according to statistical average foot sizing.This trial tries hard to cover as far as possible widely crowd on a large scale.Although research has shown that this method is economically feasible, has certain defect concerning consumer.Way is traditionally to use identical machining tool and only on vamp, have different width dimensions for different width manufacturers.

A lot of people's foot sizing, not in statistical average range, therefore, is used conventional length-width combination dress to do not feel like oneself.The width of some left foots and right crus of diaphragm is different, and for example dominance pin (dominant foot) is bigger.Any factor in these factors is all asked and can be coordinated adjusting, to guarantee that wearer obtains all advantages that particularly sport footwear can provide.

A kind of method that custom fitting is provided in No. 10/099,685, the U.S. Patent application of the common transfer of submitting on March 14th, 2002, the full content of this application comprises in this application as a reference.A kind of method has been described in ' 685 applications, by this method wearer, can be specified for manufacturing the shoe tree of footwear and be ordered footwear by telecommunication channel.Wearer can determine shoe tree according to the experience of the footwear that wore in the past.This shoe tree can be determined by model and size, or determine by employing wearer's foot sizing the shoe tree that is used for manufacturing footwear.

Footwear can be manufactured and there are various governor motions, for example, fastening system, different material etc., but the footwear of batch production are still manufactured by predetermined shoe tree or mould conventionally.And in the work by regulating shoe tree itself to customize to do aspect the suitable footwear of batch production seldom.Owing to completing footwear in manufacture process, even if carried out before any adjusting, these adjustings also must complete in manufacture process, have therefore greatly delayed the time that wearer receives custom made footwear.

In a lot of solutions of the customization appropriate motion footwear of attempting in the past, all need wearer to wait for custom made footwear.Therefore for retailer, need to make the problem of the footwear that are customized to and pin adaptation (customized fit) after existing footwear to make, the suitability of this custom made footwear is preferably provided in point of sale.

Summary of the invention

The object of the invention is to utilize the size of the foot of individual wearer to replace average foot sizing statistically to expire the demand of custom fitting shoes.An aspect of of the present present invention is measure foot sizing and complete footwear at the place, single place as retail shop and so on.Another aspect of the present invention is to measure foot sizing and complete footwear in another place at the three unities.For example, can complete the measurement of foot sizing at retail shop or other places, then measurement result is sent to Chu Huo retail trader of manufacturer has located footwear.The material that presents plasticity can be formed at least a portion vamp and produces the footwear of customization, this plasticity can be set by adjustable shoe tree.Also sole unit can be configured to the performance with adjustable width.An advantage of the invention is because the present invention can be each client the accurately adaptive a kind of stock's in every kind of length dimension footwear of width are provided, retailer only needs the footwear of stock's different lengths.

Custom fitting system of the present invention comprises measurement mechanism for measuring wearer's foot sizing, for the adjustable last of the footwear of every kind of length dimension and with the infrared active chamber (activation chamber) of control section.This system also comprises the footwear of special construction, and this shoestring has and is designed to and to make size fix the activate district of (heat-set to size) at infrared active heating indoor.This system option ground can comprise for carry out the cooling device of cooling processing to adding the footwear of heat fixation (set).

Measurement mechanism can be simple device as ruler survey tool, or as three-dimensional laser scanner complicated device.The Brannock that a kind of conventional ruler measurement mechanism is the toes that can provide linear to the size of heel, heel to the size of orbicule and the width dimensions of each foot ^tMdevice.Brannock size can be used as size Control system of the present invention (sizing system).Or the size of footwear can calculate by wearer's foot is scanned to the foot sizing obtaining.

Adjustable shoe tree comprises foot-shape part (foot form), this foot-shape partly has the part on adjustable width and instep, these parts can change formula state (move), with provide compared with narrow, compared with thin, compared with foot sizing wide and/or reflect wearer compared with thick shape.The part that these can be changed to formula state is connected to suitable aligning gear can change formula polymorphic segment to regulate.This adjustable last system comprises the size Control algorithm (sizing algorithm) of the precise figures desired location of the aligning gear that the concrete data transaction obtaining can be become to adjustable last from client's foot measurement.

Once determine that the length dimension of wearer's foot can select the footwear of corresponding length size, this footwear has by particular design and becomes the vamp forming for carrying out the material of heat treated by least partly, so that customization.The width adjusting of the sole unit of footwear can realize with interlayer element at the bottom of the adjustable shoes of removable midsole wedge anchorage (midsole plugs) by using.Or, can customize width with the sole unit with the different in width of wedge anchorage not.Outer bottom can have longitudinal crack to hold the midsole of the wider or narrower width after adjusting.In a preferred embodiment, used removable midsole wedge anchorage, the midsole wedge anchorage that size is suitable inserts in midsole.

Then adjustable shoe tree is inserted in footwear, footwear and shoe tree are heat-treated infrared ray activate is indoor, in the time of having ductile material to be heated to be plasticity, regulate shoe tree, make footwear be stretched over the shoe tree after adjusting.Again shoe tree and footwear after regulating are further processed with securing footwear upper.Shoe tree and footwear can be placed in and under room temperature, carry out cooling or carry out cooling at optional cooling device.After the activate district of footwear is fixed, remove shoe tree.Custom fitting step completes, and then can try on so that adaptive.If need further to regulate, can carry out additional heat-treatment so that shoe tree is carried out to corresponding adjusting.

Activate chamber comprises a plurality of infrared lamps that covered by the part of protecting with respect to outside.These lamps are located in around the target area that is placed with footwear.Lamp and controller connect, and this controller temperature controllable, firing rate and lamp carry out the time of infrared radiation footwear.Controller can be included in the computer of controlling whole processing procedure.For convenience of description, in some cases, in the situation that understood " heat " used, be that infrared radiation infrared ray activate chamber is called as IR heater.It will be appreciated that, just broadly say, infrared radiation is processed and is also referred to as " heat " processing.

Although preferably infrared radiation, also can be combined with the material in the activate region of other forms of energy and the vamp of corresponding Choice and design activate is indoor.Alternative form of energy includes, but not limited to microwave, sound wave, swashs optical, electrical or electromagnetic energy.

To those skilled in the art, by the description of the drawings and detailed description below, other structures of the present invention, feature and advantage will be more clear.All such other system, method, feature and advantage that the present invention tries hard to make to be included in this description fall within the scope of the present invention and are protected by claims.

Accompanying drawing explanation

By reference to the following drawings and explanation, can understand better the present invention.Parts in accompanying drawing needn't be drawn in proportion, and emphasis is to set forth principle of the present invention.In addition, in accompanying drawing, similarly Reference numeral represents corresponding part in different accompanying drawings.In accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of adjustable last of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the front view of the adjustable last shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the rearview of the adjustable last shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 a is the transverse side view of the adjustable last shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 b is the side view of the internal part of adjustable last;

Fig. 4 c is the assembling view of the transverse width mushroom governor motion of adjustable last;

Fig. 4 d is the top view of transverse width mushroom governor motion;

Fig. 4 e is the front view of transverse width mushroom governor motion;

Fig. 4 f is the assembling view of the instep mushroom governor motion of adjustable last;

Fig. 5 is the medial side view of the adjustable last shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is the top view of the adjustable last shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is the bottom view of the adjustable last shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 a is the perspective view of transverse width mushroom part;

Fig. 8 b is the side view of the transverse width mushroom part shown in Fig. 8 a;

Fig. 8 c is the private side view of the transverse width mushroom part shown in Fig. 8 a;

Fig. 8 d is the front view of the transverse width mushroom part shown in Fig. 8 a;

Fig. 8 e is the rearview of the transverse width mushroom part shown in Fig. 8 a;

Fig. 8 f is the top view of the transverse width mushroom part shown in Fig. 8 a;

Fig. 8 g is the bottom view of the transverse width mushroom part shown in Fig. 8 a;

Fig. 9 a shows to need the left foot of measurement and the schematic diagram of right crus of diaphragm;

Fig. 9 b is for needing the horizontal schematic diagram of the right crus of diaphragm of measurement;

Figure 10 is the perspective view of foot measurement instrument;

Figure 11 is the schematic diagram of some parts of infrared ray activate chamber;

The perspective view of Figure 12 infrared ray activate chamber, it shows footwear and shoe tree is placed within it for the heat treated situation of infrared ray;

Figure 13 a is the end-view of the chamber shown in Figure 12, not shown antetheca;

Figure 13 b is the perspective view of the chamber shown in Figure 12, not shown outer wall;

Figure 13 c is the perspective view of another incision of the chamber shown in Figure 12, and one side is not with internal stent;

Figure 13 d is the perspective view of another incision of the chamber shown in Figure 12, for details is shown, has removed more element in figure;

Figure 14 is a kind of side view of sport footwear, and it shows the dash area on vamp variable partition;

Figure 15 is the top view with the midsole of adjustable wedge anchorage;

Figure 16 is the top view of midsole wedge anchorage;

Figure 17 is the bottom view of midsole wedge anchorage;

Figure 18 is the plane of the outer bottom of adjustable type.

The specific embodiment

In Fig. 1-8g, show in detail adjustable last 10 of the present invention.Shoe tree 10 has main part or base 12, instep mushroom part 14, horizontal mushroom part 16, middle part mushroom part 18 and at least two adjusting dials (dials).Shoe tree base 12 comprises and above extends, is used for the lock pin 11 chimeric with the testing agency of this system along ankle region.Instep regulates dial 20 to control the position of instep mushroom part 14, and width dial 22 is controlled laterally and the position of middle part mushroom part 16 and 18.Each dial is equipped with button-shaped knob throws off part (button knob release) 21.Each shoe tree 10 has specific length dimension, mushroom part can by laterally and the change of middle part mushroom segment bounds state change width dimensions, and can change by the change of instep mushroom segment bounds state to enclose and grow (girth sizes) size.According to the rotation of width dial, make laterally and middle part mushroom partly changes formula state.Once footwear be heat-treated until the heating in activate region has ductile material to present the footwear size that plasticity and shoe tree are adjusted to setting, can provide the suitability of customization with the adjusting of wearer's the corresponding shoe tree of foot sizing.

Fig. 4 b-4f shows the internal mechanism of adjustable last.Below by the governor motion of describing in detail for horizontal mushroom part 16.Be understandable that, the mechanism of middle part and instep mushroom part works in a similar manner.With reference to figure 8a-8f, they show horizontal mushroom part 16 discretely.The inner side of mushroom part 16 has drive rod 24, and this bar extends internally, and is formed with angled notch 26 in bar.Mushroom part 16 also has the guide bar 28 that extends internally and separate with drive rod 24.Guide bar 28 is received in the guide hole on shoe tree, to guarantee that mushroom part 16 is with respect to the main body aligning of shoe tree.With reference to figure 4b-4e and Fig. 8 a-8f, dial 22 drives threaded driving screw (lead screw) 30, and this driving screw connects with driving the nut 32 of angled voussoir 34.Angled voussoir 34 is formed as against the notch 26 of drive rod 28 and with the notch 26 of drive rod 28 and meshes.Axle sleeve 31 contributes to driving screw 30 in appropriate location.In Fig. 4 b, in nut 32 and the sleeve pipe of axle sleeve 33 in spring members 35 and with spring members 35, act synergistically.Therefore, rotary dial and turning cylinder 30 and nut 32 can make mushroom part 16 formula states change away from main body 12 or towards main body 12, described nut can make angled voussoir 34 in the interior motion of notch 26.

The adjusting that can see dial 22 can make horizontal mushroom part 16 and middle part mushroom part 18 or change formula state away from main body 12 or towards main body 12 ground, to regulate the width of shoe tree.While making they and main body 12 be close in mushroom part 16 and 18 is stretched to main body 12, this position is the narrowest corresponding to shoe tree width.According to current this consideration, under the regulating action of dial 22, laterally and middle part mushroom part 16 and 18 with the distance that equates from or shift to main body 12.Conventionally, for most of foots, by horizontal and the liftoff change formula of middle part mushroom partial isometry state, can realize best the width dimensions of customization and control (customized width sizing).Certainly, in the present invention conceives, also can be each width mushroom independent adjusting dial is partly set, to be further this adaptive other parameter that increases of customization.

The governor motion of instep mushroom part 14 has been shown in Fig. 4 b and 4f, and this mechanism comprises the driving screw 30 ' that is attached to adjusting dial 20.Axle sleeve 31 ' contributes to make driving screw 30 ' in place.Driving screw 30 ' drive nut 32 ', nut 32 ' makes 29 motions of instep adapter.In Fig. 4 b, nut 32 ' and axle sleeve 33 ' are housed inside in sleeve pipe and with spring members 35 ' and act synergistically.Therefore, the adjusting of dial 20 can make driving screw 30 ' motion, and this driving screw causes nut 32 ' and 29 motions of instep adapter successively, to affect instep mushroom part 14, changes formula state.

Middle part, adjusting horizontal and instep mushroom part affect shoe tree and enclose length, and wearer's foot encloses long size even can be realized by the adjusting of two mushrooms parts in three mushroom parts, rather than only uses instep mushroom part.

Certainly, can be with promoting mushroom partly to change formula state as any known mechanisms such as worm structure or propelling ratchet assemblies according to the rotation of its corresponding dial.Although governor motion described here relates to adjusting dial, can the aligning gear of any type is used for to its appropriate position.As linear slide or with other aligning gears and the regulation indicator of LED indicator of touch-screen and so on, also fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.Thus, term " dial " is used to refer to aligning gear and the regulation indicator of any type widely.

Mushroom partial design on adjustable last can be become have submissive periphery to guarantee the surface that seamlessly transits in product shoes.With reference to figure 8b, as exemplary figure, the periphery of mushroom part 16 is submissive shape, makes vamp in the part being supported by mushroom part 16 and is supported on the profile that there is no sudden change in the transitional region between the part in shoe tree main body.The compliance of mushroom part periphery can realize by several different methods.Example is to form mushroom part and guarantee that periphery is enough thin and have compliance and seamlessly transit to provide with single a kind of material.Another kind method is to use more than a kind of material to form mushroom part, uses flexible material, and use harder material in the center that connects described bar along periphery.

Adjustable shoe tree 10 is one of critical pieces in custom fitting system.Fig. 9 C is for making the general view of the overall process of custom fitting shoes.First, in step 100, utilize electronics foot scanner or measure wearer's foot as other well known devices of Brannock device and so on.Then, in step 102, by foot measurement data, calculate size and the adjusting desired location on adjustable shoe tree 10 (adjustment settings) and the suitable midsole wedge anchorage size of footwear.In step 104, the midsole wedge anchorage that size is suitable inserts in midsole.Then in step 106, the footwear of the particular design with heating malleable activate district are assembled on adjustable last 10.In step 108, the footwear with shoe tree are placed in to activate indoor.In step 110, in the indoor footwear activate making with shoe tree of activate.During step 110, after making a certain amount of processing, regulate the aligning gear of shoe tree to make the material in activate region present plasticity.So, the size of shoe tree is adjusted to suitable cooperation specification.Further process with the footwear of shoe tree with the activate district of fixing footwear therefore fixed width size.In step 112, from activate chamber, take out treated footwear and shoe tree.In step 114, make described treated, with the footwear of shoe tree, stand cooling processing, this cooling processing or cooling or realize by optional cooling device by room temperature, with the activate district on " fixing " footwear.After cooling, in step 116, from footwear, take out shoe tree, then in step 118, complete the customization size Control of footwear.

Measurement parameter will be described below.To describe other critical pieces of this system subsequently, describe afterwards for measuring subprogram and the device of foot and using measurement data to calculate the adjusting desired location of shoe tree and the size of midsole wedge anchorage.

The primary coefficient of custom fitting is to be used to set the adjusting of midsole wedge anchorage and the size of definite midsole wedge anchorage that (set) used.The schematic diagram of Fig. 9 a represents left foot and right crus of diaphragm with L and R respectively, and Fig. 9 b is the transverse side view of right crus of diaphragm R, and they show the main measurement data that need obtain.The total length of foot (FL) the 36th, the size from halluces to heel.Orbicule (ball) length (BL) the 38th, the size from heel to foot middle part orbicule.Foot breadth (W) the 40th, the size from foot middle part orbicule to the horizontal orbicule of foot.Orbicule encloses long (G) the 42nd, around the size of the crossing foot border (circumference) of the middle part orbicule with foot and horizontal orbicule.Long (IG) the 44th enclosed on instep, the border size at the narrowest width place of foot around foot.In the present invention, all these sizes, all in millimeter, also can be used any other system certainly.

Available various foot measurement instrument obtains the master data of wearer's foot.Figure 10 shows for measuring the example of a kind of simple foot measurement instrument 30 of length and width.This class foot measurement instrument is the theme of the U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 10/159,961 of submitting on May 29th, 2002 and the U.S. Patent Application No. 10/316,117 of submitting on December 11st, 2002, and the full content of these files adds in the application as a reference.Certainly, also the linear measurement instrument of available any other type, for example, uses traditional Brannock ^tMdevice.

More complicated measurement mechanism is three-dimensional foot scanner 48.This scanner has the square ring (angle collar) around ankle, to block scanning room and surround lighting.The present invention used and has been commercially available, by the I-Ware Laboratory Co. that is positioned at Japanese Osaka, the foot scanner that Ltd manufactures.The explanation of I-Ware foot scanner and technical conditions are recited on the website (www.iwl.jp) of I-Ware, and it also adds in the application as a reference.Once foot is placed on interscan surface, scanning room and closing cap, scanner detects automatically as the heel of the foot of the reference point of Fundamentals of Measurement, toes, middle part orbicule and horizontal orbicule.These sizes are preferably in millimeter, and these measurement data are used to calculate customized shoe-last desired location (setting) on adjustable last 10 and for the suitable midsole wedge anchorage of midsole.Measurement shown in Fig. 9 a and 9b obtains by foot is carried out to electron scanning automatically, and available any traditional standard method (reference means) is as different titles or these measurement data of discernible digital storage.As shown in figure 25, in the present invention can be with comprising the independent computer C of software or airborne (onboard) computer of scanner that calculates suitable adjusting desired location by measurement data.The preferred display measurement size of computer display and the result calculating.

Another parts of custom made footwear adaption system are as Figure 11, schematically to illustrate and illustrated in Figure 12-13d infrared ray (IR) the activate chamber 50 of details.As schematically illustrated in Figure 11, IR activate chamber 50 is designed to a pair of footwear with shoe tree to be contained in activate district, left and right.Figure 11 schematically shows some parts in a this activate district, and in this region, three infrared lamp 52a, 52b and 52c are positioned in around the footwear with shoe tree, and pyrometer 53 is positioned in the top, toes region of footwear.Modulation element and pyrometer are coupled to controller 54, and this controller is attached to computer, to control the heating of modulation element and process the length of the open-assembly time of footwear.

Figure 12 shows the outside of activate chamber 50.For clarity, the view of incision is that Figure 13 a-13d shows the activate chamber 50 with that cover or unshowned various elements.In Figure 12 and 13a-13d, IR activate chamber 50 has two activate regions, and these accompanying drawings are concentrated and shown that region for the footwear of right crus of diaphragm, to illustrate in greater detail internal part.The internal part of the shown activate of Figure 13 a-13d chamber will represent with the Reference numeral of 5000 sequence numbers.In these accompanying drawings, shown activate chamber is placed with the adjustable last 10 of not loading onto footwear, however, it should be understood that, shoe tree is inserted to IR activate when indoor, and shoe tree should be with dress footwear thereon.

As shown in figure 12, the shell of activate chamber 50 comprises rear wall 5002, and this rear wall is provided with groove 5004, and when the footwear with shoe tree are placed into appropriate location, shoe tree 10 can stretch out by this groove.Groove 5004 also extends through a part for the roof 5006 of activate chamber 50 simultaneously.Sidewall 5008 comprises the ventilating opening 5010 for fan 5012.Antetheca 5014 and substrate 5016 complete the shell of activate chamber.

Figure 13 a is the front view of activate chamber, has laid down antetheca 5014 to show internal part in figure.Figure 13 b is the perspective view of the incision of activate chamber, and it has shed roof and all sidewalls.Figure 13 c and Figure 13 b are similar, but on being placed with the activate district of the footwear of shoe tree not shown main support 5018, to internal part is more carefully shown.Figure 13 d and Figure 13 c are similar, but have shed horizontal and instep lamp, to the load bearing component of the footwear of support belt shoe tree is more carefully shown.

Below with reference to Figure 13 a-13d, describe in more detail the activate district in left side, be understood that it is the mirror image in opposite side activate district.For making accompanying drawing clearer, marked out the respective element in another activate district.Inside the shell, each activate district has the supporting bracket 5018 on limit to limit by three.Main support 5018 comprises that the shoe tree of the interior section that limits groove 5004 parks element 5019.Shoe tree is parked the testing agency that element 5019 comprises switch or other types, and the lock pin 11 on this mechanism and shoe tree base 12 interacts to confirm shoe tree in the indoor appropriate location of activate and makes the work of activate chamber.Main support 5018 also supports the fan 5012 between main support and shell wall.In addition, main support 5018 supports lamp mounting bracket as described below: for the lamp support 5020 of horizontal lamp 5022, for the lamp support 5024 of instep lamp 5026 with for the lamp support 5028 of middle part lamp 5030.Described chamber also comprises a plurality of pyrometers, and they are connected to control system, for measuring with the infrared radiation at least two regions of the footwear of shoe tree.Therefore, main support 5018 comprises and supports the arch of foot pyrometer support 5032 of instep pyrometer 5034 and support-side to the side direction pyrometer support 5036 of pyrometer 5038.

Lamp or heater 5022,5026 and 5030 are installed on main support 5018 by their supports separately.The mounting portion of two heaters can be designed to can regulate the position of heater.This adjusting is conducive to the heater locations of the shoe tree for the indoor different size of activate to be finely tuned.If two in three heaters is adjustable, conventionally the 3rd heater can be kept to motionless and maintains the best turn to.Pyrometer 5034 and 5038 are installed as shown in figure, to provide feedback according to the temperature in the activate district of footwear to control system.Can by computer, control described process according to these readings.

In this embodiment of activate shown in the drawings chamber, instep lamp and middle part lamp are fixedly mounted in activate chamber, and laterally lamp be installed into movable so that the optimum position that three lamps can be when processing the footwear with shoe tree.Instep and middle part lamp are by the FEEDBACK CONTROL from instep pyrometer, and laterally lamp is by the FEEDBACK CONTROL from horizontal pyrometer.The broadness series that fixing lamp and pyrometer location can be become to size provides processing coverage.Laterally the motion of lamp 5022 and instep pyrometer 5034 is by the size Control of shoe tree.As previously mentioned, the footwear with shoe tree are positioned to activate when indoor, shoe tree base 12 has the lock pin 11 chimeric with park switch on element 5019 in shoe tree.Less shoe tree is deeper inserted to shoe tree and park in element 5019, cause movable lamp and pyrometer accurately to be located.Initial stage make the lock pin of larger shoe tree and switch that shoe tree is parked on element 5019 chimeric, make whereby movable lamp and pyrometer accurately locate.Any combination with movable or machine made installation lamp and pyrometer all falls within the scope of the present invention.

As being clear that in Figure 13 b, some fans 5012 are equipped with in activate chamber 50, so that this chamber ventilated.The fan of close rear wall also comprises pipeline 5013.Fan 5012 ventilates by the opening 5010 on the sidewall of shell.

For the bearing part 5040 of the footwear of support belt shoe tree, be positioned near the position of the substrate of described chamber and be connected to substrate 5016 by one group of two linkage 5042.Linkage 5042 can make bearing part move up and down.Bearing part 5040 is comprised of the series of parallel axle 5044 longitudinally extending between flange 5046, and these axles provide stayed surface for the footwear with shoe tree.Figure 13 a shows between shoe tree bottom and bearing part for holding the space of the thickness of the sole that is mounted to the footwear on shoe tree.If footwear are loaded on shoe tree, the sole of footwear should be parked on bearing part.

When the footwear insertion activate with shoe tree is indoor; when being processed, vamp avoids processing owing to should not making midsole and these thermoplastic elements of sole of footwear be exposed in infrared radiation, must protect to be also referred to as midsole and the sole element of instrument (tooling).In order to protect described instrument, activate chamber 50 is provided with a series of guard section or silicon brushes 5048 that are arranged in target area.Side along main support is connected with respectively transverse baffle (plate shield) 5050 and middle part baffle plate 5052 by the axle clamp 5054 on transverse side and the folder in medial side 5056.Each baffle plate support stick 5058, is rotatably mounted with brush 5048 on rod.Brush 5048 is rotatably mounted, while causing footwear with shoe tree to be placed in target area these brushes can be by cam driven the surface against instrument, to guarantee that instrument is protected completely.The motion of silicon brush is coupled to linkage 5042, makes the motion of bearing part depend on the motion of brush.In this case, the cam wheel of brushing by silicon can hold the footwear of different size.

In order to ensure only just impose IR radiation when the footwear with shoe tree are placed on bearing part 5040, the present invention has adopted at least one safety device: footwear and activate chamber are equipped with adaptive radio frequency (RF) identification (ID) label, while making in the footwear of the RF ID label with suitable are placed on to activate chamber, activate chamber could start.Figure 13 a illustrates the RF ID reader 5060 in the substrate 5016 that is arranged on 5040 belows, bearing part.This can prevent not being to heat-treat for the footwear of adjustable shoe tree and custom fitting system design.Another safety device is to park the switch on element in shoe tree, in the time of only in footwear and shoe tree are placed in chamber, this switch just may with shoe tree base on lock pin chimeric so that the work of activate chamber.Certainly, also switch and lock pin composite type can be positioned to activate chamber or bearing part Anywhere, at this place for the treatment of footwear and the placement of shoe tree can cause switch to close and make the work of activate chamber.

Footwear 60 have been shown in Figure 14, it is specifically designed into and is used for being assembled on adjustable shoe tree, then by Heat Treatment Control size, manufacture the form of single-width and have the cavity of the foot that is formed for receiving wearer vamp 62, be connected to the midsole 64 on vamp and there is the outer bottom 66 of the outer surface contacting with ground.Each in these parts is processed to improve the usefulness of custom fitting system.Vamp 62 consists of the material of any amount, and wherein a lot of materials are conventional in shoe industry, and for example, leather, fabric, engineering are with fabric etc.Some part of vamp 62 consists of the special material that can " be added heat fixation (heat set) " to certain size.This class material is the ductile material of heating.In a broad sense, heating has ductility to refer to material or through heat-treated time delay exhibition or the ability of shrinking when through heat-treated.If material stretches when heating, footwear can be manufactured to width the narrowest.Otherwise, if material shrinks when heating, footwear can be made for to relatively wide single a kind of width.The remainder of this description by relate to activate district and heat extendingly to stretch adaptive vamp, certainly, that present disclosure also comprises is contrary, be that footwear can be " shrinking adaptive ".In footwear 60 illustrated in fig. 14, the region of describing with hacures is the activate district 68 consisting of the malleable material of heating.

Shown footwear 60 are examples that can be used in a lot of possible modification of footwear of custom fitting system as described herein.Shown concrete shoestring has the activate district in forefoot region, certainly, is designed to the footwear in other local activate districts on vamp also within the scope of the invention.For example, footwear can be with the activate district in region dorsalis pedis, if particularly it has different lace systems or is not similar to the such footwear of loafer completely with lace system.Activate district preferably consists of the polyester filter material (spacer mesh material) that can extend to adapt on adjustable last.This class material is IR activate is indoor while being subject to IR radiation, and it will be heated the desired location (setting) that is fixed to adjustable last, therefore obtains the long size of the width of shoe tree/enclose.Can carry out pretreatment to polyester material improves performance or improves heat treatment.The desired location of the shoe tree that can calculate according to the size obtaining from scanning foot by this way, and custom fitting are in the vamp 62 of one or two people's foot.

As for activate chamber and footwear, although the embodiment describing in detail refers to the part of the corresponding footwear that IR activate chamber and the material that can process by IR are made, use other possible processing modes and corresponding material also to fall within the scope of the present invention here.Other forms of energy can be used in activate chamber, and the activate district of footwear can be by also can consist of the material of the energy process of using in activate chamber the energy-sensitive using in activate chamber.For example, if microwave is used in activate chamber, the material in the activate district of footwear can be by formed by the material that microwave extends or then contraction is fixed.If material also can be processed for low-down responsive to temperature at low-down temperature, can design applicable activate chamber the footwear with shoe tree are carried out to cold treatment.

Figure 21 shows algorithm 200, and this algorithm calculates the size of footwear and used following formula according to original foot measurement data.For the NIKE size that the man's of the U.S. footwear (NMS) provide is calculated as follows:

$\mathrm{NMS}=11.33+\frac{\mathrm{FL}\left(\mathrm{mm}\right)-279.4}{8.46}$

For the American size of women's shoes, NIKE women's shoes size (NWS) is calculated as follows:

$\mathrm{NWS}=12.83+\frac{\mathrm{FL}\left(\mathrm{mm}\right)-279.4}{8.46}$

Resulting size is rounded to immediate No. half.

Although describe American size control system here in detail, be understandable that the suitable formula for other size system driven dimensions also falls within the scope of the present invention.For example, can be with replace calculating the formula of American size for calculating the formula of continental size.

In this custom fitting system, every kind of footwear are of a size of single a kind of width,, provide the narrowest width that is.Once determine in this way the size of footwear, be loaded on around adjustable last with regard to the suitable footwear of selectable size and by footwear.Because the width adjusting coefficient of vamp be take the width adjusting coefficient of midsole and is basis, the width of vamp and/or enclose midsole that the long discussion regulating needs footwear and outsole element and their adjustings separately describe.

Except vamp, also to midsole 64, regulate with the foot with one or two people adaptive.Midsole 64 comprises interchangeable wedge anchorage with adjustment width and provides and coordinates corresponding custom fitting with vamp.Preferred wedge anchorage shape has been shown in Figure 15-17.The size of wedge anchorage is decided to be can carry out according to the wedge anchorage size of inserting the width of conditioning sole interlayer.The concept of midsole wedge anchorage is described in detail in the U.S. Patent application 10/146,480 of the common transfer of submission on May 14th, 2004, and the full content of this application adds in this manual as a reference.With reference to figure 15-17, midsole wedge anchorage 70 can be designed to be matched with the inner side midsole cavity 72 being formed in midsole 64.Make wedge anchorage 70 there is the shape with the shape adaptation of cavity.As seeing in these accompanying drawings, midsole wedge anchorage 70 has complicated shape, comprises that it is in a confronting relationship that described unci extends transversely Bing Yu spine with longitudinal spine 80 of a series of uncis (key) 82.The lock arm 86 that each unci 82 has trunk 84 and extends perpendicular to trunk.Lock arm 86 has free end, and this free end is with the keyed end surface 88 towards spine.Midsole cavity 72 is shaped as has adaptive structure division (features) firmly midsole is remained on to appropriate location, particularly when midsole as because pausing suddenly, the power that is sheared loads, wearer's foot when in footwear, (cutting) or direction change ground motion hurriedly still needs midsole to remain on appropriate location.

Between adjacent unci 82, be provided with the clamping block 90 that is configured as one with spine, to other anti-slip interface is provided between wedge anchorage and midsole 64.Clamping block can be any shape, and shown in figure is common hemispherical.

The downside of midsole wedge anchorage 70 along spine 80 be sagging longitudinal tongue 92 downwards, this tongue is designed to longitudinal pleat 74 of outer bottom supporting chimeric, to provide another to guarantee the structural detail of midsole in appropriate location.

The size of midsole wedge anchorage is determined the width adjusting of midsole itself.Size is larger, and midsole is wider.Figure 22 shows for calculating the algorithm 300 of midsole wedge anchorage size.First, the width of NIKE Men's Shoes (NMW) is calculated as follows:

$\mathrm{NMW}=\frac{3.18(W+(9-\mathrm{NMS})-99.56}{4.76}$

NMW is rounded to immediate whole number.

Midsole wedge anchorage size=NMW+3

In the present invention, midsole wedge anchorage size is controlled so as to respectively and width B, C, D, E and EE corresponding 1,2,3,4 or 5.

Adopt formula above, can select the definite midsole wedge anchorage 70 of applicable size and be inserted in midsole 64 so that an aspect of the width adjusting of footwear to be provided.Utilize the size of midsole wedge anchorage can regulate the width of vamp by the middle part/lateral adjustments dial on adjustable last.Middle part/lateral adjustments dial 22 has and midsole wedge anchorage size 1,2,3,4 or 5 corresponding marks.Because midsole wedge anchorage size is identical with middle part/lateral adjustments for most people, that these coefficient of uniformities are carried out is default adjustment (default adjustment).That is to say, if by No. 2 midsole wedge anchorage sizes, middle part/lateral adjustments dial should be set as to 2.If the size of midsole wedge anchorage is 3, middle part/lateral adjustments dial should be set as to 3, the rest may be inferred.

But some foot sizing, not in this normal range (NR), can compare spendable ratio is provided by border orbicule being enclosed to long and linear width, need further to proofread and correct and adjusting determining whether.For example, one or two people's foot is not only wide but also thin.That is to say with width dimensions and compare more greatly, enclose long size less.Otherwise some people's foot is narrower but thicker.That is to say with less width dimensions and compare, enclose long size larger.The ratio that encloses the long width with recording that can obtain in order to millimeter instrumentation determines whether middle part/lateral adjustments dial to be set for and is less than or greater than calculated midsole wedge anchorage size.Figure 23 shows the algorithm 400 for this calculating, and has applied formula below and calculated vamp width adjusting coefficient (UWAF):

If uWAF=wedge anchorage size-1

If uWAF=wedge anchorage size+1

Otherwise, UWAF=wedge anchorage size

Size 40 and 42 in Fig. 9 is that the orbicule of the identical point infall foot on middle part orbicule and horizontal orbicule encloses long and width dimensions.Therefore, if orbicule encloses ratio long and width, to be multiplied by 2.47 be that UWAF and wedge anchorage are measure-alike in 1.0 5% scope.If enclose ratio long and width, be multiplied by 2.47 and surpass 5% permissible range, UWAF equals wedge anchorage size and adds one or subtract one, so that the adjusting of additional degree to be provided.

In the present invention, will regulate dial to be marked as and the mushroom corresponding numerical value in position partly.For example, dial desired location " 1 " corresponding to mushroom, be partly drawn into and with the narrowest width of main body 12 adjacency.Larger dial desired location partly extends the incremental positions away from main body corresponding to mushroom.Embodiment as described herein comprises dial desired location 1-5, and desired location 5 partly extends the widest extension away from main body 12 corresponding to mushroom.

As for two adjusting dials on adjustable shoe tree, for most people, if laterally/middle part regulates dial and instep to regulate dial to be set to and the corresponding identical numerical value of midsole wedge anchorage size, the cooperation of footwear will be very perfect.Certainly, for the adjusting of additional degree, also can be independent of laterally/middle part and regulate mushroom partly to regulate instep to regulate mushroom part.Figure 24 shows for the algorithm 500 of this calculating the following formula of application and calculates instep adjustment factor (IAF):

If iAF=wedge anchorage size-1

If iAF=wedge anchorage size+1

Otherwise, IAF=wedge anchorage size

Long referring in the border of the foot of modest part enclosed on instep, and width refers to the linear dimension from middle part orbicule to horizontal orbicule, as the size 40 and 44 in Fig. 9.Similar with UWAF, IAF refers to for controlling the scale on the adjusting dial 20 of whole position of instep mushroom part.Default value and the wedge anchorage of IAF are measure-alike, so it can be most people correct cooperation is provided.If adopt small instep to regulate, adjustment factor is only multiplied by 2.45 at the ratio of Wei Changyu instep, instep width and just works while surpassing 1.0 5% scope.Otherwise IAF and wedge anchorage is measure-alike.If the ratio of long and width is enclosed on instep, be multiplied by 2.45 and surpassed 5% permissible range, IAF equals wedge anchorage size and adds one or subtract one, so that the adjusting of additional degree to be provided.

Together with allowing width adjusting with midsole, the outer bottom of footwear also needs to allow that the width adjusting of midsole and vamp is to provide stable substrate for foot.The footwear of custom fitting of the present invention have been used longitudinally split and the outer bottom that wrinkle described in the U.S. Patent application 10/850,453 of submitting on May 21st, 2004, and the full content of this document comprises in this manual as a reference.Figure 18 shows the example of outer bottom longitudinally splitting, and it shows the decorative pattern of treading underfoot with longitudinal breach or pleat 74.

Figure 25 schematically shows the critical piece of custom fitting system with the form of general introduction, it comprises computer C, foot scanner 48, IR activate chamber 50, adjustable last 10 and optional cooling unit 76.As mentioned above, computer C preferably refers to be connected to foot scanner 48 to collect independently standard (standalone) computer of foot measurement data.This computer also can carry or for any other parts with scanner.Computer stored measurement data to size, width, midsole wedge anchorage size, width with enclose long adjusting and calculate.Result of calculation is presented on the display of computer.The miscellaneous part of native system is connected to computer and also falls into scope of the present invention.For example, IR activate chamber can be connected to computer, make heat treatment process all or part of by computer control.Similarly, the shoe last designing of adjustable foot-shape can be become be directly connected to computer and adjusting is completed automatically.As described below, also optional cooling unit 76 can be connected to computer, to automatically control whole cooling procedure.Should also be noted that term " computer " comprises that a single computer maybe can realize many computers of described function.

Below in connection with the process of above-described all component representation custom fitting shoes.Independently the required parts of computer and system connect and complete following operation: store the measurement data with the wearer of identifier marking, calculate various sizes and adjustment factor, and show the result after calculating.Also can be by these functional programmings in the computer program carrying with instrument of above-mentioned scanner or in other any parts of system.

Also identifier and measurement data can be stored in database, make the measurement data that can store by employing replace again measuring, to repeatedly buy and prepare for same wearer.The U.S. Patent application 09/721 of the common transfer of submitting on November 11st, 2000, No. 445 and the U.S. Patent application 10/675 submitted on September 30th, 2003, No. 237, the present publication No. announced on March 31st, 2005 are 20050071242 to have described a kind of method and system that utilizes the custom made footwear of the such database in network, and the content of these documents is incorporated in this description as a reference.These two parts can be combined with adjustable shoe tree of the present invention and system by the method and system described in the first to file.

In order to simplify, description below relates to a pin and footwear, but it should be understood that two pin of reply wearer measure and/or scanning step, and the footwear of left foot and the footwear of right crus of diaphragm custom fitting in an identical manner.Every footwear all should be calculated and shoe tree and footwear are heat-treated.

Refer again to Fig. 9 C, this figure is the general view of whole method, and the first step is to take millimeter as unit measurement foot is to collect raw measurement data.In Fig. 9 C and 20, step 100 is collected at least size shown in Fig. 9 by linear measurement instrument or scanner.Measurement data is stored in computer and with as the identifier of name of wearer and so on or other mark identifier and make mark.Then, step 102 Computer utilizes measurement data to calculate midsole wedge anchorage size and shoe tree desired location according to the subprogram of describing in detail in the algorithm 200,300,400 and 500 shown in Figure 21-24.Once calculate size, midsole wedge anchorage size, UWAF and the IAF of footwear, in step 104, the suitable midsole wedge anchorage of having determined size inserted in the midsole of footwear.Then in step 106, footwear are assembled on adjustable shoe tree.

Then in step 108, footwear and shoe tree are placed in to infrared ray activate indoor.As described previously, footwear and activate chamber have the RF ID mark matching, to guarantee only suitable footwear to be placed in described this chamber that just starts when indoor.Moreover this chamber can have other physical security devices, the switch on platform for example, to guarantee not excite infra-red radiation at suitable footwear and shoe tree before not in place.Then, carry out step 110, footwear and shoe tree are heat-treated infrared activeization is indoor.In this step, the activate district of footwear is heated and processes until they present plasticity.After a period of time, according to width with enclose the dial that long calculating regulates shoe tree.Footwear with having regulated shoe tree are heated and make it be fixed to the size that adjustable last allows.So, in the present embodiment, can make footwear extend so that adaptive.At the described indoor correct time that is exposed to infra-red radiation, depend on as the material for activate district, activate district some coefficients such as size with respect to whole vamp.For the footwear shown in Figure 14, activate chamber can be set for to the warm-up phase (ramp-up phase) of two minutes and the heat treatment stages of two minutes after regulating the dial of shoe tree.When finishing, heat treatment cycle make described chamber automatically quit work.This can be controlled by simple time movement, or can be controlled by the computer that is coupled to the switch of active chamber.In a kind of pattern, indicator lamp is applied to activate chamber, make it bright after warm-up phase, to indicate the dial that should rotate on shoe tree.In another kind of pattern, when computer display should set dial if can being indicated.Can also be by the dial of shoe tree be operably connected to computer, using the value calculating as Voltage-output to servo control mechanism, in heat treatment process, this servo control mechanism can regulate dial automatically in the best opportunity.

As mentioned above, for the preferred material in the activate district of footwear, are polyester filter materials, and the accurate setting of radiation cycle will be depended on the fusing point of material.Here, in described embodiment, the temperature that is called as first approximately two minutes Bing Jiang activate districts of heat treated infra-red radiation circulation continuous of preheating time is brought up between 280 °F to 360 °F.Be called as soaking (soak) or keep second of the stage process temperature stabilization continue about two minutes remain between 280 °F to 360 °F in the situation that.In soaking or after the maintenance stage, conventionally there is the window time of 30 seconds aligning gear to be set to the desired location of expectation.Then stop IR radiation, and footwear are stayed described indoor about one minute, they are fully cooled to can touch safely them.

After heat treatment, in step 112, from activate chamber, take out footwear and shoe tree and make it cooling.At room temperature, should make footwear and shoe tree at least cooling 20 minutes.For accelerating cooling process, footwear and shoe tree can be placed in the passage of a fan or a plurality of fans, or be placed in being set in the refrigeration unit 76 of 32 °F to 42 °F shown in Figure 25.Under these cryogenic temperatures, cooling step only needs two to five minutes.For the reason of market effect, refrigeration unit preferably have glass before, the customization of footwear when showing the footwear that just completed and emphasizing that footwear are cooling.

In step 116, be no matter by fan, refrigeration unit or be placed in cooling under room temperature after, footwear are taken out from shoe tree.In step 118, complete size Control.According to the measurement of carrying out before a few minutes, the footwear that complete are customized to the foot that adapts to wearer.If it is unsuitable like that as desired that wearer feels footwear, can again implement processing procedure, to again process footwear.In the present embodiment, owing to can making vamp extend so that adaptive, if wearer's foot strides across two width dimensions, when processing for the first time, should use less width in two width.If after processing for the first time, footwear paste very much pin, can further extend to next width dimensions.Certainly, if it is next adaptive that footwear are designed to heat treatment, footwear are shunk, can complete by contrary mode.That is, repeating is for the first time to use wider width, and if coordinate too pine, repeat for the second time can realize footwear are retracted to the width dimensions that the next one reduces.

Custom fitting system of the present invention can provide quick customization by this way.The adaptation completing by existing system and method is the process that the footwear that customize obtain footwear of only making on the shoe tree of customization by ordering goods.This process not only expends time in, and is also very expensive for the market of batch production.

These steps of custom fitting method can complete or also can complete in many places at a place, for a place, all devices available retail shop all preferably, here buyer's (he/her) foot is scanned and etc. the footwear of customization to be purchased.For many places, can there be multiple different situations.Possibility be at the first place, for example retail shop implements a foot scanning step, then by foot measurement transfer of data to the second place, at the second place, really select footwear, footwear are contained on the shoe tree of adjustable foot-shape, then process activate is indoor.The second place can be manufactory or retail trader place.Product shoes directly can be delivered to wearer place or be sent back to retailer and sentence just and take away.Another kind of situation is to make wearer at themselves family or another private site, obtain their foot sizing data, then transfers data to the second place and complete footwear.A simple example of this situation is that wearer uses manual measurement device, then by phone, fax or mail order, transmits data.More complicated example is to realize exchanges data between the computer on network or on internet, wherein can adopt as United States Patent (USP) 6,879 disclosed system and method in No. 945.Therefore, United States Patent (USP) 6,879,945 full content adds in this description as a reference.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that and disclosed herein can be contained in to the disclosed independent computer of this description for completing the software kit of various calculating, or be included in the computer carrying with scanner.Independent computerized optimization can control procedure all aspects and have for storing the independently database of obtained measurement data.In addition, independent computer can be provided for the multiple choices each step and result of calculation of display packing.Independent computer also can provide some step that more input and output carry out process described herein automatically or institute in steps.

Refer again to adjustable shoe tree, except the middle part shown in accompanying drawing, laterally and the mushroom part of instep, also adjustable shoe last designing can be become with additional adjusting mushroom part.For example, in order to hold special foot geometry or anatomical features, for example bunion, can be designed to adjustable last to have additional mushroom part, so that have space in the product shoes providing for one or two people's foot.For this example of further enforcement, because a lot of people's foot medial side has obvious bunion, adjustable shoe last designing can be become have additional metatarsal mushroom in medial side and partly hold bunion.Other examples of additional mushroom part are for forming the toe-cap mushroom part in square toe region, and the heel mushroom part that is used for regulating heel width.The combination of additional mushroom part also falls within the scope of the invention.In a broad sense, owing to can designing any amount of mushroom part so that other adjusting parameter to be provided on any amount of position of shoe tree, this can be called additional mushroom part simply.

Accordingly, description of the invention concentrates on custom fitting system of the present invention aspect.The application of other of principle of the present invention is to be specific motion, and for example running, basketball or tennis are produced custom-sized sport footwear.Conventionally athletic shoe designs is become for specific motion or specific classification.Because the foot that motion requires footwear and wearer in a wider context can be adaptive ideally, a lot of manufacturers are that different types of footwear are used different shoe trees.When customization one class footwear, the critical piece of system of the present invention as above and the key step of method are conventionally identical, and the main distinction is only adjustable shoe tree itself.Can broadly think adjustable shoe tree with the base of interchangeable mushroom part so that the adaptation of customization to be provided.Mushroom partial design can be become be subject to the part of the footwear that shoe tree affects to there is specific shape or geometry except determining size.Single a kind of shoe tree main body can be furnished with different mushroom parts, to take the different geometries of class footwear into account.For example, available single a kind of shoe tree main body and a set of mushroom running shoes of partly coming together to produce, and with the second cover mushroom basketball shoes of partly coming together to produce.The application of expanding in this case system and method for the present invention can reduce the inventory requirements of system.Needn't be for every class footwear provide a set of shoe tree main body, single a set of shoe tree main body can be used together from the adjusting mushroom part of different covers.

Although described various embodiment of the present invention, obviously, those skilled in the art can also propose more embodiment and application example, and these embodiment also fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims (15)

1. be a method for wearer's custom fitting shoes, comprise the following steps:

Measure wearer's foot to obtain foot sizing data;

According to described foot sizing data, calculate the length dimension of footwear;

According to described foot sizing data, calculate the width of footwear;

Adjustable foot-shape shoe tree of the length dimension of the footwear that calculate described in selection;

The footwear of the described footwear of the length dimension calculating described in selection, the material that the vamp of these footwear presents ductility by heating at least in part forms, in one or more activates district of this material arrangements on vamp, this activate district on vamp by be not the described heating material that presents ductility other material around;

Described footwear are contained in around adjustable foot-shape shoe tree;

Described footwear are carried out to heat treatment for the first time until the material of described heating ductility presents plasticity;

The width calculating described in described adjustable foot-shape shoe tree is adjusted to;

Described footwear are carried out to heat treatment for the second time, to fix the ductile material of described heating;

Make described footwear cooling; And

From described adjustable foot-shape shoe tree, take off described footwear,

Wherein, the step of the width of described calculating footwear comprises the step of the length dimension that calculates footwear and calculates the step of midsole wedge anchorage size, thinks that midsole provides width adjusting, and

The step of adjustment width comprise will have the midsole wedge anchorage of the midsole wedge anchorage size calculating insert, to regulate the width of midsole of described footwear to the footwear width calculating.

2. the method for claim 1, wherein the step of described measurement wearer foot comprises described foot is placed in foot scanner to obtain foot sizing data.

3. the method for claim 1, wherein, the step of the described adjustable foot-shape shoe tree of described adjusting comprises according to the step of described foot sizing data and midsole wedge anchorage size calculating vamp width adjusting coefficient and according to the step of adjustable foot-shape shoe tree described in described vamp width adjusting coefficient adjustment.

4. the method for claim 1, wherein, the step of the described adjustable foot-shape shoe tree of described adjusting comprises according to the step of described foot sizing data and midsole wedge anchorage size calculating instep adjustment factor and according to the step of the described adjustable foot-shape shoe tree of described instep adjustment factor adjusting.

5. method as claimed in claim 3, wherein, the step of the described adjustable foot-shape shoe tree of described adjusting comprises according to the step of described foot sizing data and midsole wedge anchorage size calculating instep adjustment factor and according to the step of the described adjustable foot-shape shoe tree of described instep adjustment factor adjusting.

6. the method for claim 1, wherein the described step that footwear are heat-treated comprises described footwear is exposed in infrared radiation.

7. the method for claim 1, wherein the step of described cooling shoe comprises described footwear is placed in cool room.

8. be a method for wearer's custom fitting shoes, comprise the following steps:

Measure wearer's foot to obtain foot sizing data;

According to described foot sizing data, calculate the length dimension of footwear;

According to described foot sizing data, calculate the width of footwear;

The adjustable foot-shape shoe tree of the length dimension of the footwear that calculate described in selection;

The footwear of the described footwear of the length dimension calculating described in selection, the vamp of these footwear at least in part when processing the material processed collapsible or that stretch form, this can be processed in one or more activates district of material arrangements on vamp, this activate district on vamp when not being described process other material of the collapsible or material processed that stretches around;

Described footwear are contained in around adjustable foot-shape shoe tree;

Described footwear are processed to the width that calculates described in simultaneously described foot-shape shoe tree being adjusted to fix described accessible material;

From described adjustable foot-shape shoe tree, take off described footwear,

Wherein, the step of described calculating footwear width comprises the step of the length dimension that calculates footwear and calculates midsole wedge anchorage size so that the step of width adjusting to be provided to midsole, and

The step of adjustment width comprise will have the midsole wedge anchorage of the midsole wedge anchorage size calculating insert, to regulate the width of midsole of described footwear to the footwear width calculating.

9. method as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the step of described measurement wearer foot comprises foot is placed in foot scanner to obtain foot sizing data.

10. method as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the step of described measurement wearer foot sizing comprises uses manual measurement device to obtain foot sizing data.

11. methods as claimed in claim 8, wherein, regulate when described processing footwear the step of adjustable foot-shape shoe tree to comprise according to described foot sizing data and midsole wedge anchorage size is calculated the step of vamp width adjusting coefficient and according to the step of the adjustable foot-shape shoe tree of described vamp width adjusting coefficient adjustment.

12. methods as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the step of the adjustable foot-shape shoe tree of described adjusting comprises according to described foot sizing data and midsole wedge anchorage size and calculates the step of instep adjustment factor and according to described instep adjustment factor, regulate the step of adjustable foot-shape shoe tree.

13. methods as claimed in claim 11, wherein, the step of the adjustable foot-shape shoe tree of described adjusting comprises according to described foot sizing data and midsole wedge anchorage size and calculates the step of instep adjustment factor and according to described instep adjustment factor, regulate the step of adjustable foot-shape shoe tree.

14. methods as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the treating step comprises described footwear are exposed in infrared radiation.

15. methods as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described treatment step also comprises the step that footwear is exposed to cooling described footwear after infrared radiation.